Canada vs Ireland: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Canada
81.3%
in 2024
Ireland
81.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
49th
Ireland rank
50th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Canada
  • Ireland
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 81.3% against 81.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 50th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.